ICC Update
ICC Virtual Roundtable with Jamie Hepburn MSP Businesses are invited to join ICC at a Virtual Roundtable with Jamie Hepburn MSP, Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills, online via ZOOM on Wednesday 29th July at 1pm.
Latest Business News
Housebuilders Win Major Legal Case Over Local Land Supply Scotland's highest civil court has thrown out Inverclyde Council’s blueprint for new housing after five developers raised legal action over the housing section of Inverclyde’s latest Local Development Plan... — By Inverclyde Now
Former Bar Lined Up As Coffee Shop, Offices And Takeaway The premises, which were bought in 2019 by M&R Properties, has since undergone extensive renovation works to breathe new life into the highly visible two-storey site... — By Bowman Rebecchi
Lunderston Bay Listed As Designated Bathing Water Inverclyde has been dubbed a 'swimmers' paradise' after Lunderston Bay was listed as a designated bathing water by the Scottish Government... — By Greenock Telegraph
Work Progresses On Cruise Ship Pontoon Greenock Ocean Terminal’s new cruise ship pontoon is taking shape. The structure will be 200 metres long and will allow the terminal to increase the number of vessels it can handle... — By Inverclyde Now
Town Centre's Bonmarché Shop Has Closed Down The doors of the West Blackhall Street premises have been closed down for good, after an apparent reprieve agreed late last year ended abruptly... — By Greenock Telegraph
Plan To Make Waterfront Accommodation A Hotel Inverclyde planning officials are being asked to let four blocks of short-stay accommodation to be turned into a hotel at the premises beside West College Scotland’s Waterfront campus in Greenock... — By Inverclyde Now
Vehicle Repairs And Sales Proposed For Greenock Site Vacant ground in central Greenock is being lined up for car service and sales. Inverclyde planners are being asked to approve valeting, servicing, tyre-changing and repairs at the site in Regent Street... — By Inverclyde Now
Massive Yacht Hyperion At James Watt Dock Elegant super sailing yacht Hyperion has berthed at James Watt Dock Marina in Greenock. When launched in 1998, Hyperion had the tallest ever single rig — her mast is 194 feet tall... — By Inverclyde Chamber
'3,000 Local Jobs Could Go' Warns Inverclyde Election Hopeful Scottish Labour election candidate Francesca Brennan is calling on the governments in Edinburgh and Westminster to step up to save those affected... — By Greenock Telegraph
Hospitality Industry Invited To Register For 'Eat Out To Help Out' Inverclyde’s restaurants and other establishments serving food for on-premises consumption can now sign up to a new government initiative aimed at protecting jobs in the hospitality industry and encouraging people to safely return to dining out... — By Inverclyde Chamber
Other News
Plans To Reopen The Iconic Ardgowan Estate To Public Plans to open the iconic Ardgowan Estate to the public are set to get back on track... — By Greenock Telegraph
Inverclyde Council Awarded Cash Towards Campaign The Council has successfully bid for nearly £300,000 of Spaces For People funding... — By Inverclyde Now
New Tug Joins Clyde Marine Fleet CMS Boxer has joined the Clyde Marine Services fleet at Victoria Harbour, Greenock... — By Inverclyde Now
Council Consider Gourock Pool Extension The Council is looking to extend Gourock outdoor pool’s 2020 season into the autumn... — By Inverclyde Now
Sports Bar ‘To Let’ In Greenock Town Centre A new “experienced operator” is being sought for a Greenock town centre pub... — By Inverclyde Now
Go-Ahead For Family Centre In Port Glasgow Plans for a 64-pupil extension to a pre-five facility have been approved... — By Inverclyde Now
Waterfront Ice Rink Turned Into A Gym Leisure bosses say gym-goers can be confident when they return for their workouts... — By Greenock Telegraph
Waterfront Cinema To Mark Reopening With Classics The Waterfront Cinema in Greenock has confirmed its arrangements for reopening... — By Inverclyde Now
Plan To Turn Greenock Building Into Scout Hall The 32nd Greenock and District Group has applied to change the use of premises in Bank Street... — By Inverclyde Now
Changes To McGills Buses Timetables Changes to several routes affecting Port Glasgow, Kilmacolm and Lunderston Bay... — By McGill's Buses
Ardgowan Hospice Shop Reopens Ardgowan Hospice is delighted to welcome back customers to its Oak Mall shop... — By Greenock Telegraph
Gourock Rotary Club Gifts Lifesaving Equipment Gourock Rotary Club is covering the cost of lifesaving equipment at local care homes... — By Greenock Telegraph
Dance Coach Takes On Mission For Charity Gemma Campbell has pledged to walk one million steps for SAMH.... — By Greenock Telegraph
Greenock Morton FC 50/50 Raffle Results £292 was raised and the winner will receive £146 with tickets now on sale for the next draw... — By Greenock Morton FC
Member Promotion
New Website Launch For The Big Screen Port Glasgow The Big Screen Port Glasgow has launched a new website, enabling more opportunities for locals to promote their business at the home of digital advertising in Inverclyde.
To celebrate, the team at the Big Screen Port Glasgow are offering a 50% discount on all monthly advertising fees for campaigns.
The move is an incentive from the team to support local businesses keen to share their messages as Inverclyde businesses look to recover following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Prices for monthly packages can be seen below:
For further details, you can contact the Big Screen PG team or visit the new site via the below buttons.
Developing The Young Workforce
Join DYW’s #NoWrongPath Campaign To Help Inspire And Reassure This Year’s School Leavers #NoWrongPath is DYW’s award-winning social media campaign which seeks to inspire and reassure young people by using stories from individuals in the world of work along with well-known faces that demonstrate that there is no wrong path to success.
Scottish school leavers receive their exam results on 4 August 2020 and it has never been more important to give them as much support and guidance as possible and to signpost them to destinations that they had perhaps never considered before or knew existed and we need your help to do it.
Please share your story with DYW West and Inverclyde Chamber over social media on Tuesday 4th August either in the form of a photograph detailing your own pathway from education, a short video using #NoWrongPath or send the DYW West team a short case study before the 27th of July which they will then promote on the day.
Full information on how to get involved can be found below and please feel free to get in touch directly with DYW West via the below link...
ICC - Give Us Your Views
Phase 5 SCC Network Coronavirus Survey Tracker The Phase 5 Coronavirus Survey Tracker will close on Thursday 30 July 2020. The tracker focuses on the changes to business operations, obstacles to restarting, the situation with regards furlough and redundancies, as well as ascertaining what’s needed next for businesses and what role they see the chamber network playing in the economic recovery period.
The findings of this Tracker will support the Chamber Network’s representations to both the Scottish and UK Government to shape the business and economic recovery plans, as well as inform our own Network engagement with our collective membership across Scotland.
The Phase 4 Tracker received 45 responses from Inverclyde businesses and we would ask that you please take a few minutes to complete this survey.
Previous Newsletters
ICC Newsletter 20/07/2020 Pubs, Salons And Restaurants Open Their Doors After Almost Four Months, BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland Visits Inverclyde, ‘Significant’ Investment Proposed At Greenock Factory And All The Latest Business And COVID-19 News Updates From Across Inverclyde...
Property To Let
Old Inverkip Road | Greenock 26,247 sq ft | Units 1-3 | To Let £7,650 + VAT Per Month The premises, which were bought in 2019 have undergone extensive renovation works to breathe new life into the highly visible two-storey site in Greenock.
Drawings have now been submitted to Inverclyde Council’s planning department to request approval for a ground floor cafe and hot food takeaway. The premises provide one other additional unit available on the ground floor, with a dedicated entrance that would be ideal for fitness operators.
The first floor has been transformed into an open-plan area, with an ability to sub-divide the space into three smaller offices. A tenant has already been secured for the second floor.
With fantastic visibility and passing trade all within a large catchment area, these fully rennovated multi-use premises are located adjacent to the A78 providing excellent transport links for tenants and their customers...
COVID-19 Support
Inverclyde Chamber Covid-19 Business Survival Guides The below links and guides outline access to all of the financial support schemes available to Inverclyde businesses, how and where to apply and further information on what the following schemes entail as well as employment support for Members through Quest as part of membership.
The free-to-use ICC noticeboard also outlines businesses still trading and available to use. |
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